Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Capital Territory
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 December 2023
Preceded by
Jeremy Hanson
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Yerrabi
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 October 2020
Personal details
Born
1974 (age 49–50)
Nationality
Australian
Political party
Liberals
Leanne Castley (born 1974)[1] is a member of parliament in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the Canberra Liberals.[2]
Castley ran for the 2019 Australian Federal Election as the Liberal Party candidate for the Division of Fenner and was unsuccessful.[3] Castley put her hand up for the 2020 Australian Capital Territory general election and won one of the five seats in Yerrabi, replacing one of the incumbent Liberals James Milligan.[2][4] Following her election Castley was immediately named as Assistant Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Assistant Shadow Minister for Tourism and Major Projects, Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage, Shadow Minister for Water, Energy and Emissions Reduction, and Shadow Minister for Business as of part of Elizabeth Lee's new Shadow Cabinet.[5]
Castley was elected as Deputy Leader of the Opposition following a deputy leadership spill on 4 December 2023 replacing Jeremy Hanson.[6] After the Opposition shadow cabinet reshuffle on 7 December 2023, Castley gained the portfolios: Families, Youth and Community Services; Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, as well as the assistant shadow portfolios: Women; and Arts.[7] These portfolios were added to her existing portfolios of Business; Health and Wellbeing.
^"Leanne Castley". smartvote Australia. Australian National University.
^ ab"ACT Election 2020 Results". ABC News.
^"Fenner - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^Lewis, Kathryn (19 October 2020). "'Can't quite believe it': The new faces entering the ACT Legislative Assembly". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
^Meikle, Ian (4 November 2020). "Lee reveals the Liberals' new shadow ministry". Canberra CityNews. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^"Jeremy Hanson dumped as deputy leader of ACT Liberals". www.abc.net.au. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^Bladen, Lucy (7 December 2023). "Hanson dumped from shadow cabinet". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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